The whole Bible begins with God. No one seeks to prove his existence. He is presupposed rather than explained. The first verse of the Bible is actually a statement which implies God’s eternal self-existence.
“Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence. Faith is belief in spite of, even perhaps because of, the lack of evidence.” – Richard Dawkins
If your faith in Christ has ever wavered, this chapter is for you. Biblical faith is our willing response to God, expressed inwardly by submissive trust, and outwardly by obedience.
When your faith gives you no real advantage in this world – and may even cause you trouble – it’s time to assess what you really believe and who or what you really believe in.
Playing Balderdash with Jesus
Our family likes to play the game Balderdash. The idea is that you are given a word or a movie title or a name and you have to make up a definition for the word, or say what the movie is about, or tell who the person is. The world plays Balderdash with Jesus. People make things up about Him, but these fictional versions of Jesus are unworthy of our worship. If Jesus is really God incarnate, then our failure to acknowledge that might have eternal consequences. Today’s passage intends to clear this up.
Central Reflections 